2/22/2013: Prof. Lipo Elected as Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

The WEMPEC family congratulates Emeritus Professor Thomas Lipo on being named Charter
Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Dr. Lipo is among 98 to receive the honor in
2012. The National Academy of Inventors is a non-profit organization that recognizes inventors
in order to increase public awareness of university technology and academic innovation. Among
the 2012 class of NAI Charter Fellows are eight Nobel Laureates, two Fellows of the Royal
Society, 12 presidents of research universities and non-profit research institutes, and 50 members
of the National Academies (NAS, NAE, IOM).

Dr. Thomas Lipo earned his Ph.D. in 1968 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1980
he became founder and co-director of the Wisconsin Electric Machine and Power Electronics
Consortium (WEMPEC). In addition, Dr. Lipo was also the founder and director of the
Wisconsin Power Electronics Research Center (WisPERC) and was a Grainger Professor of
Power Electronics and Electrical Machines for 20 years until retirement in 2009. Dr. Lipo’s
areas of interest include power electronics, adjustable speed drives, electric machines and ac
motor drive systems.

Professor Lipo was inducted during the conference of the National Academy of Inventors on
Feb. 22 in Tampa, Florida and recognized for his contributions to electric machines and motor
drives.

For more information on the NAI Fellows Program including a Full List of 2012 NAI Charter Fellows, please visit Academyofinventors.org